Manager Project

Kent D. Gard

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Ashtabula, Ohio *4004

Phone: 440-***-****

Email: *********@*****.***

General Manager / Director of Operations

Manufacturing management professional with progressively responsible experience in General

Management/Operations Management/Plant Engineering/Project Management. Extensive

experience with metal working machining disciplines, turning ( CNC lathes, manual lathes, screw

machines ), grinding ( internal, external, angle head, CBN gear grinding, thread grinding, profile ),

gear cutting ( hobbing, shaping, gashing ), multi axis machining centers, stamping (single,

progressive ), profile cutting ( high definition plasma ), broaching ( vertical, horizontal ), milling,

drilling, tapping, heat treating ( annealing, thru hardening, carburizing, induction hardening, press

quenching ), assembly. Experienced in quality assurance strategies, APQP, SPC, PPAP, 5S.

Delivered strong sustainable gains in productivity and profitability through product flow

improvements, cost analysis and containment, organizational alignment, quality improvements,

preventive maintenance planning, scheduling improvements, implementation of TOC

manufacturing strategies and supply chain management.

CORE SKILLS

General/Plant Management Productivity Improvement

Operations Management Contract Negotiations

Quality Improvement Team Building

Plant Engineering Customer/Vendor Relations

Production Flow & Layout Foreign Market Development

Project Management Turn Around Management

P&L Responsibility QS9000

S PARTNER

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Developed specialized curriculum for training program with local vocational college to ensure

qualified candidate availability in local market. Program graduates hired helped to reduce

operating expenses $830,000 while sales increased from $182,000,000 to $212,000,000.

Developed automated preventative maintenance program focusing on “key” machines

increasing reliability to 94% improvement from 60% and improved productivity to over 90%

from 71%.

Developed training program to improve performance of second shift operators. After 4 months

of training to $365,000 from $160,000 daily productivity becoming organizations top

performing shift for dollars hipped per day.

Initiated and developed international operations plant in Belgaum, India in 15 months through

collaboration with government officials. Additionally, eliminated majority of local taxes

through demonstration that 80% of manufactured products would be exported.

Increased productivity from 60% to 92% in three months, reduced lead time from 16 to 8

weeks, and ultimately improved market share 2% through implementation of Theory of

Constraints (TOC) manufacturing.

Implemented new product development program incorporating APQP principles that resulted in

the introduction of superior designed products for the cement mill industry that lead to

increased market share.

CAREER HISTORY

US Tsubaki Engineered Chain Division – Sandusky, OH 2005 2009

General Manager

Managed 165 employees which included Engineering, Sales & Marketing, Accounting,

Manufacturing, Quality, Human Resources and Materials

Full P&L responsibility

Achieved profitability after 18+ year history of loss

Re organized company structure

Implemented TOC manufacturing strategies

Greenfield Builders, Inc. – Indianapolis, IN 2003 2005

Senior Project Manager

Managed all phases of development and construction of large scale building projects – 200,000 sq

ft to 1,000,000 sq. ft.

Negotiated sub contractor contracts

Developed project schedules

Developed project specifications with local municipalities

Developed project specifications with owner/customer

Implemented supply chain management practices

Completed 3 major projects on time/under budget

Foote Jones/Illinois Gear –Chicago, Ill. 2003

Plant Manager

Developed a preventive maintenance program to reduce machine downtime and improve

productivity

Developed new customer base

Improved machine reliability index for “constraint” machines 60%

Fairfield Manufacturing – Lafayette, IN. 1972 2003

Director of Operations – Belgaum, India 2000 2003

Responsible for managing Engineering, Sales & Marketing, Accounting, Manufacturing, Quality

and materials

Full P&L responsibility

Developed domestic and foreign customer base

Developed export manufacturing facility

Achieved QS9000 certification

Achieved budgeted sales of $1.5M for the 1st year

Implemented TOC manufacturing strategies in a foreign environment

Negotiated customer, vendor and labor contracts

Operations Manager 1997 – 2000

Director of Facilities/Plant Engineering 1991 – 1997

Plant Services Senior Area Manager 1985 1991

CNC Control Technician 1972 1985

CERTIFICATIONS/EDUCATION

APICS Certified

“Jonah” Certification - Goldratt Training Center - Rochester New York

Industrial Management Certificate - Krannert School of Management - Purdue Univ.

Joint developmental program between Fairfield Mfg. and Caterpillar of Lafayette thru Purdue

University. 16 month program designed to develop manufacturing managers.

Cincinnati Milacron CNC Control School

Fanuc CNC Control School

White Sundstrand Micro Swinc Control School

Allen Bradley CNC/ PLC Control school

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